{"id":477544,"date":"2026-02-13T15:04:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/477544\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:04:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:04:07","slug":"tottenham-confident-of-interim-head-coach-appointment-by-monday-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/477544\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham confident of interim head coach appointment by Monday – sources"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tottenham are confident of making an interim head coach appointment by Monday as they step up their search for Thomas Frank’s replacement, sources have told ESPN.<\/p>\n

Sources say the club have begun interviewing potential candidates and are now clear they want a temporary boss until the summer before deciding on their next steps.<\/p>\n

USMNT coach and former Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino is prominent in the club’s thinking as a permanent appointment and would be a popular choice with supporters, but the Argentine is committed to leading the United States<\/a> at this summer’s World Cup.<\/p>\n

Sources say the club are planning to find an interim and then select from a wider pool of candidates in the summer.<\/p>\n

The interim boss will be a candidate if their spell in charge is successful. Sources added that the club are looking to appoint an experienced head coach who can make an immediate impact, a view which reflects the urgency of Tottenham’s present situation.<\/p>\n

Tottenham are confident of appointing an interim head coach by Monday following Thomas Frank’s dismissal.\u00a0Robbie Jay Barratt – AMA\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Frank was sacked on Wednesday after Tottenham lost their 11th Premier League<\/a> game of the season and slipped to 16th in the table.<\/p>\n

They are just five points above the relegation zone.<\/p>\n

– Laurens: Who are the candidates to replace Thomas Frank as Spurs boss?
–<\/a> Olley: Spurs job was too much for Frank, but Tottenham’s problems run much deeper
–<\/a> The brutal stats behind Thomas Frank’s dismissal<\/a><\/p>\n

The players are currently on a five-day break, as Spurs do not play again until hosting Arsenal<\/a> in the Premier League on Feb. 22.<\/p>\n

Former Spurs striker and Ferencvaros coach Robbie Keane has been linked with the post but his representatives declined to comment when contacted by ESPN.<\/p>\n

Ex-Spurs managers Tim Sherwood and Harry Redknapp have publicly declared their interest in the role, while Roberto De Zerbi is out of work after leaving Marseille<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Former Red Bull Leipzig boss Marco Rose has also been linked with the vacancy, while Fulham<\/a> boss Marco Silva was previously considered by Spurs prior to appointing Frank last summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tottenham are confident of making an interim head coach appointment by Monday as they step up their search…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":477545,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,596,85],"class_list":["post-477544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-football","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=477544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/477544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/477545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=477544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=477544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=477544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}